agenda
US /əˈdʒɛndə/
UK /ə'dʒendə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
- Outcome you want to happen but do not reveal
B1TOEICMoreamber
US /ˈæmbɚ/
UK /ˈæmbə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Hard, clear yellow dried resin from trees
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
B2Moreass
US /æs/
UK /æs/
- Noun
- (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
C2Moreaudience
US /ˈɔdiəns/
UK /ˈɔ:diəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
A2TOEICMoreback up
US /bæk ʌp/
UK /bæk ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To save a copy of your computer data
- To confirm the truth of what someone says
A1Morebalance
US /ˈbæləns/
UK /ˈbæləns/
- Noun
- Instrument for weighing things
- Being stable; having equal weight on both sides
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be steady by having equal weight on both sides
- To make two or more things equal
A2TOEICMorebeat
US /bit/
UK /bi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- Transitive Verb
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
A2Morebitch
US /bɪtʃ/
UK /bɪtʃ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To aggressively complain about something
- Countable Noun
- Female dog
- Offensive term for a female
B2Moreblock
US /blɑk/
UK /blɒk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Solid piece of material used for building
- A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To stop from going forward or making progress
- To obstruct or prevent the movement or passage of.
A2Moreblueprint
US /ˈbluˌprɪnt/
UK /ˈblu:prɪnt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Plans of how buildings will be built
- Method use to plan or organize something
B2Morebreak it down
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- To explain something in a detailed and understandable way.
A2Morebroccoli
US /ˈbrɑkəli/
UK /'brɒkəlɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Vegetable with thick branches and green flowers
- The plant that produces broccoli.
B2Morebully
US /ˈbʊli/
UK /'bʊlɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- A person who uses superior strength or influence to intimidate others.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable)
B2Morecell
US /sɛl/
UK /sel/
- Countable Noun
- Smallest unit of living things in biology
- Group of people - often from a secret organization
A2Morecentral
US /ˈsɛntrəl/
UK /'sentrəl/
- Adjective
- Being in the middle
- Most significant or important
- Noun
- The central part of a country or region.
A2Morecertify
US /ˈsɜ:rtɪfaɪ/
UK /ˈsɜ:tɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To approve someone as authorized, valid
- To confirm the truth or reality of something
B2Morechord
US /kɔrd, kord/
UK /kɔ:d/
- Countable Noun
- Line that joins two points on a circle
- Combination of musical notes played at same time
B1Moredevil
US /ˈdɛvəl/
UK /ˈdevl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A spirit said to be evil
- A very bad or cruel person.
- Transitive Verb
- To prepare (food) with hot or spicy seasonings.
B1Moredouble down
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- In gambling, to double one's bet, typically in exchange for taking one more card.
- To reinforce one's commitment to a particular course of action, even in the face of opposition or risk.
A2Moredumb
US /dʌm/
UK /dʌm/
- Adjective
- Senseless; stupid
B1Morefetch
US /fɛtʃ/
UK /fetʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To go and get something and bring it back
A2TOEICMoreflip
US /flɪp/
UK /flɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- To move into a different position quickly
- Noun
- Act of turning your body in the air; somersault
- Movement of something from one position to another
B2Morefoe
US /foʊ/
UK /fəʊ/
- Noun
- (Literary) an enemy
B2Morefoul
US /faʊl/
UK /faʊl/
- Adjective
- Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
- Dirty or filthy.
- Noun
- An unfair or illegal act, especially in sports.
B2Morefreak
US /friːk/
UK /friːk/
- Adjective
- (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- Noun
- A person, animal, or event that is physically abnormal, very unusual, or unlike others.
- A person with an unusual appearance or behaviour.
B2Morefreaky
US /ˈfriki/
UK /'fri:kɪ/
- Adjective
- Strange and somewhat frightening
- Causing feelings of fear and disgust; unpleasant
C2Morefuck around
US /fʌk əˈraʊnd/
UK /fʌk əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To waste time; to not be serious.
- To mess with; to treat disrespectfully.
hatred
US /ˈhetrɪd/
UK /ˈheɪtrɪd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
B2Morehoe in
US /hoʊ ɪn/
UK /həu ɪn/
- other
- To begin eating enthusiastically or heartily.
C1Morehone
US /hoʊn/
UK /həʊn/
- Transitive Verb
- To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
- To sharpen (a blade).
C1TOEICMorehorn
US /hɔ:rn/
UK /hɔ:n/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Device that makes a loud warning noise
- (Animals) hard pointed structure growing on heads
B1Morehug
US /hʌɡ/
UK /hʌɡ/
- Transitive Verb
- To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
- To keep very close to something
B1Morein jail
US /ɪn dʒel/
UK /in dʒeil/
- Phrase
- Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
B1Morein stock
US /ɪn stɑk/
UK /in stɔk/
- Adjective
- Available to buy in a store
B2Morejail
US /dʒel/
UK /dʒeɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- Transitive Verb
- To hold people who are being punished for a crime
B1Morelabel
US /ˈlebəl/
UK /'leɪbl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- A word or term used to describe a person, thing
- Transitive Verb
- To use a term to describe, often negatively
- To attach material to identify something
A2Morelean
US /lin/
UK /li:n/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To balance against or on something for support
- To have a tendency to do something; favor
- Adjective
- Having a low fat content
- Efficient; well-designed with no waste
A2Morelean on
US /lin ɑn/
UK /li:n ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To depend on someone for support or help.
- To put pressure on someone, often through intimidation.
liar
US /ˈlaɪɚ/
UK /ˈlaɪə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person who tells lies
A2Morelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Morelingo
US /ˈlɪŋgoʊ/
UK /ˈlɪŋgəʊ/
- Noun
- Language or dialect
C1Moreman down
US /mæn daʊn/
UK /mæn daun/
- Phrase
- Used to indicate a person is injured or incapacitated.
B2Moreneighborhood
US /ˈnebɚˌhʊd/
UK /'neɪbəhʊd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Area of a town or city that people live in
- People who live in a particular area
- Adjective
- Relating to a neighborhood.
B1Moreno accident
US
UK
- Adjective
- Not happening by chance; deliberate or intentional.
- Something that was bound to happen, given the circumstances.
- Phrase
- Not a chance occurrence; the result of planning or effort.
A2Moreon the beat
US /ɑn ði bit/
UK /ɔn ðə bi:t/
- Adjective
- Assigned to patrol a specific route or area.
- Covering a specific area of news or reporting.
A1Moreonce upon a time
US /wʌns əˈpɑn e taɪm/
UK /wʌns əˈpɔn ə taim/
- Phrase
- A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
B1Moreoption
US /ˈɑpʃən/
UK /'ɒpʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A choice
- A right to buy or sell something at a particular price within a particular period.
A2TOEICMoreowl
US /aʊl/
UK /aʊl/
- Noun
- Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
B1Morepass on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- A polite way of saying 'to die'
A1Morepole
US /pol/
UK /pəʊl/
- Noun
- One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
- Most northern or most southern point on a planet
- Transitive Verb
- To move a boat with a stick or pole
B1Morepolished
US /ˈpɑlɪʃt/
UK /ˈpɒlɪʃt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it
- To improve by practicing or working on it
- Verb
- To improve by practicing or working on it
B1Morepoly
US /ˈpɑ:li/
UK /ˈpɒli/
- Prefix
- Multiple; many
C1Morepop
US /pɑp/
UK /pɒp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sweet soda drink
- A short, sharp, explosive sound.
B2Morepop out
US /pɑp aʊt/
UK /pɔp aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To go out somewhere quickly and briefly.
- To appear or emerge suddenly and unexpectedly.
A2Moreposture
US /ˈpɑstʃɚ/
UK /'pɒstʃə(r)/
- Noun
- Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
- The position of the body when standing or sitting
- Intransitive Verb
- To be insincere in order to gain favor
B1TOEICMorepredator
US /ˈprɛdətɚ, -ˌtɔr/
UK /'predətə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- An animal that hunts and kills other animals
- Person preying on the weak to gain advantage
B1Morepussy
US /ˈpʊsi/
UK /ˈpʊsi/
- Countable Noun
- Cat
B2Morequit
US /kwɪt/
UK /kwɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To leave a job
- To leave a place
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave a school etc. without finishing
B1Morerap
US /ræp/
UK /ræp/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
- Noun
- Music with a strong beat and spoken lyrics
B1Moreregister
US /ˈrɛdʒɪstɚ/
UK /'redʒɪstə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To record your name on an official list; sign up
- To show an amount on a measurement device
- Noun
- Till; machine used add up things you buy
- Range of notes of a person's (singing) voice
A2Morerun to
US /rʌn tu/
UK /rʌn tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
- To go to some place
A1Morescore
US /skɔr, skor/
UK /skɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- Current number of points given in a game, contest
- Transitive Verb
- To mark or cut something with a sharp object
- To get or give points in a game, contest, or test
A2TOEICMoreslime
US /slaɪm/
UK /slaɪm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Thick slippery substance, often rather disgusting
B2Morestrike
US /straɪk/
UK /straɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something
- To remove or erase.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A punch or hit
- Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
A2TOEICMorestrike a chord
US
UK
- Idiom
- To evoke a feeling of recognition, familiarity, or sympathy; to resonate with someone.
B1Moresubpoena
US /səˈpinə/
UK /səˈpi:nə/
- Noun
- Legal document forcing a witness to give evidence
- Transitive Verb
- To force a witness to give evidence in court
C2TOEICMoreupon a time
US
UK
- Phrase
- An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
A1Morevaginal
US /ˈvædʒənəl/
UK /və'dʒaɪnl/
- Adjective
- Of or concerning the vagina
B2Morewalk around
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
- To move about in order to inspect something.
A2More
Vocabulary
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
- on the beat: Assigned to patrol a specific route or area.
- man down: Used to indicate a person is injured or incapacitated.
- walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
- pass on: A polite way of saying 'to die'
- pop out: To go out somewhere quickly and briefly.
- hoe in: To begin eating enthusiastically or heartily.
- strike a chord: To evoke a feeling of recognition, familiarity, or sympathy; to resonate with someone.
- no accident: Not happening by chance; deliberate or intentional.
- fuck around: To waste time; to not be serious.
- in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
- lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
- in stock: Available to buy in a store
- once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
- upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
- double down: In gambling, to double one's bet, typically in exchange for taking one more card.
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- strike: To hit something
- dumb: Senseless; stupid
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- predator: An animal that hunts and kills other animals
- register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
- posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- option: A choice
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
- hone: To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
- hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
- broccoli: Vegetable with thick branches and green flowers
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
- fetch: To go and get something and bring it back
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- quit: To leave a job
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- deep: Complex and important
- dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
- central: Being in the middle
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- balance: Instrument for weighing things
- rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- foe: (Literary) an enemy
- horn: Device that makes a loud warning noise
- famous: Excellent
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- owl: Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
- chord: Line that joins two points on a circle
- blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- freaky: Strange and somewhat frightening
- law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
- polished: To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- pussy: Cat
- liar: Person who tells lies
- devil: A spirit said to be evil
- bitch: To aggressively complain about something
- amber: Hard, clear yellow dried resin from trees
- certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
- lingo: Language or dialect
- slime: Thick slippery substance, often rather disgusting
- vaginal: Of or concerning the vagina
- subpoena: Legal document forcing a witness to give evidence
- poly: Multiple; many
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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VoiceTube posted on 2025/05/13Dive into the fiery Kendrick Lamar track 'Not Like Us' and explore its aggressive braggadocio and sharp diss track elements! You'll get a deep dive into hip hop culture and pick up on simple sentence structures used in this iconic rap battle.
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